MR. ISAACSON: So was that scene in The Social Network true?N.B. ALOTT5MA Style Guide does not support Dr. Summers' use of the plural pronoun "they" to avoid issues with a single person of indeterminate gender.
(Laughter.)
DR. SUMMERS: I've heard it said that I can be arrogant.
(Laughter.)
DR. SUMMERS: If that's true, I surely was on that occasion. One of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they're looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole.
(Laughter; applause.)
DR. SUMMERS: This was the latter case. Rarely, have I encountered such swagger, and I tried to respond in kind.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
YET AGAIN, SWARTHMORE FLIES UNDER THE DOUCHE RADAR: Updating its 2009 list, GQ once again ranks The Douchiest Colleges In America. And while Fair Harvard did not make the list, Larry Summers still had something yesterday to say about the Winklevii:
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